writing GRAPHIC NOVELS - series

WRITE YOUR GRAPHIC NOVEL

Course starts MONDAY 1 JUNE 2026 - runs 8 weeks!

To make this course accessible, you can pay in 4 if you sign up in the month of may!

This course is for writers who are curious about graphic novels as a storytelling form, and who want to expand how they tell story. You may be coming from screenwriting, prose, or simply carrying an idea that feels visual. If something in you has gone, “There’s something here…” — this is a space to explore it properly.


Over 8 weeks, you will develop an original graphic novel from idea to structured sample. We’ll work through character, story, and how narrative lives on the page — not just in words, but in images, pacing, and panels. This is not a theory course. It’s a writing course. You come with an idea, and you build it


The course is designed around doing. Each week moves your project forward with clear outcomes, guided exercises, and live sessions. By the end, you will have a developed piece of work — something tangible that reflects your voice, your thinking, and your ability to shape story in a new format.

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The course includes:

  • Weekly LIVE CLASS from 7-9 PM UK
  • Three one-on-one sessions with Marcie to review your work
  • Private Peer Review Portal
  • VIP WhatsApp Group for support and opportunities.

Live Classes are Tuesdays 1-3 PM UK (replays available)

*Class starts: 14 May 2025 *

**Payment plans are available**

This course will see writers writing a spec episode of PAW PATROL.

If you have an idea that you genuinely think is good, don’t let some idiot talk you out of it.
stan lee

Course Content

What students have to say...

Marcie Colleen’s courses helped me expand from poetry and picture books into graphic novels.
Thanks in part to her instruction, my first one will go on submission soon.
- Seth M. 
"Panel by Panel", led by Marcie Colleen, is exactly the kind of course creators need—clear, practical, and interactive. Marcie makes the complexities of comics feel accessible and fun, using strong examples, case studies, and purposeful assignments. I am learning so much! I highly recommend this course to anyone serious about creating comics or graphic novels.

— Kari-lyn W.
Marcie Colleen does a great job teaching. She has clear, detailed 
explanations and uses plenty of examples so her students understand what 
she's talking about. I highly recommend taking classes with Marcie!
— Viviane E.
Comics combine the immediacy of the image with the intimacy of the written word.
Gene Luen Yang

WHY CHOOSE
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Practical approach

You learn from examples. 
You learn by WRITING IT YOURSELF.
You learn by co-developing your peers' scripts in peer review. Which means in every 8-week cycle, you've worked on at least 4 stories in a series. And written one.

Globally and Professionally oriented

Our programmes mirror the process you would follow if you worked in any international professional environment.
Our facilitators are experienced and award-winning international writers who offer expert guidance.

For your career

Our programmes are "outcomes-based", meaning our main goal is empowering the student to have a written document in hand at the end of the 8 weeks so they can apply for work, or seek representation.
Comics are words and pictures. You can do anything with words and pictures.
Harvey Pekar

Marcie Colleen - Course facilitator 

Marcie Colleen is an award-winning children’s author writing across picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels. Her work is published by major houses including Scholastic, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Random House.

A former Senior Writer/Editor at Epic!, she created the Kitten Ninja series, which has reached over 41 million readers. She is also the author of the Super Happy Party Bears series and acclaimed titles such as Survivor Tree. Her work spans prose and visual storytelling, with a growing focus on graphic narratives.

She brings both industry experience and a strong understanding of how stories work on the page.
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